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21B
ISLAND SUN - JANUARY 5, 2018
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Many Puppies
Up For Adoption
Despite Surgeries
The Gulf Coast Humane Society’s
(GCHS) Spay and Neuter Clinic hit
a major milestone in late December
when the staff performed its 10,000th
surgery since it open on August 25, 2015.
The milestone was in large part due to
the rising number of surgeries performed
in 2017, with over 5,000 animals either
spayed or neutered.
In actuality, that is a huge volume of
animals that will be saved from being
either homeless or euthanized due to the
pet overpopulation challenge the country
faces today.
But, unfortunately, even 10,000 spay/
neuter surgeries haven’t been enough in
the five-county area.
“We are thrilled to have hit the 10,000
surgery milestone and that certainly has
made a dent in the pet population since
2015,” said GCHS Executive Director
Jennifer Galloway. “But the challenge of
curbing the pet population is still strong.
We have had an influx of pregnant mother
K9s come in the last couple of weeks
and by the time they all are done giving
birth, we’ll have around 50 puppies at the
shelter or in foster care.”
Per Florida law, all animals which are
put up for adoption at any shelter will
have to be either spayed or neutered. So
mark up at least 50 more surgeries for
the Spay-Neuter Clinic in January and
February to come.
Currently, GCHS has half a dozen
mother dogs who have – or are going to –
give birth to litters of puppies. In one litter,
nine puppies were born to mama Joanie,
while the shelter also had a Christmas Day
present with a litter being born on the
holiday by mama Pixie.
“We love puppies, but with the way
the pet population is growing, there will
always be a need for shelters,” Galloway
said. “There are just not enough homes to
go around with all the puppies and kittens
being born annually, which also results in
less homes for the adult dogs and cats, as
well.”
As is the case of most animal shelters,
euthanasia is one way to create more
kennel space. According to statistics
researched by the American Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
(ASPCA), approximately 1.5 million shelter
animals are euthanized (670,000 dogs and
860,000 cats) annually.
That number is significantly down from
2011, when 2.6 million dogs and cats
continued on page 22B
Puppies waiting to be adopted
photos provided
The GCHS staff with adoptable dogs